Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU6 1EB
How much crime is recorded in LU6 1EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable West
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,721 (2024)
How safe is LU6 1EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU6 1EB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LU6 1EBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Burglary8.79.1
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Shoplifting5.68.4
Other theft5.64.5
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.